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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is proud to announce that the Senate has confirmed Chief Alfred C. Lomax of Kansas City to be the next U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Missouri.
Independence Day
On this day, the 2nd of July, 1776 the Second Continental Congress voted to declare our independence from Great Britain. All thirteen colonies assembled, cast one vote each, either for or against severing ties with the crown. The final vote was 12 colonies for independence, with only New York abstaining because it had not been authorized to vote for independence by its home legislature.
On this day, 234 years ago, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail:
CUTS THAT HURT ALL OF US
On Tuesday, I joined with several local leaders, including Congressman William "Lacy" Clay and Senator Tom Harkin, and the national health care consumer organization, FamiliesUSA to talk about how Medicaid cuts would hurt our economy here in Missouri.
I have already shared with you, many times, how dangerously detrimental I believe the cuts to Medicaid will be for low-